Poll: Cuomo approval dips to new low

By Jimmy Vielkind

Published 9:52 am, Monday, June 17, 2013

Despite statewide blitzes to promote various proposals and recent announcements of deals with the state's Indian tribes, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's poll standing is at its lowest point since he took office in January, 2011, a survey released this morning by the Siena Research Institute finds.

Still, the poll of 804 registered voters found 58 percent had a favorable opinion of the Democrat, down from 64 percent last month and a high of 77 percent in February, 2011. Cuomo's job approval rating fell to 50 percent, down from a recent high of 60 points. Voter's opinions of each house of the Legislature also slipped, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, recorded his lowest-ever approval rating in a Siena survey: 20 percent. Also, a bare majority of those surveyed said corruption is a "very serious" problem at the Capitol.

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The poll found roughly two thirds of New Yorkers surveyed had not heard or read enough about Cuomo's proposal to create tax free zones to form an opinion, and that fewer than 20 percent said they supported the idea. Also, support for a proposed constitutional amendment to permit up to seven casinos declined in support: 49 percent of voters back it while 40 percent said they are opposed.